Tour de France

Chronology of Coverage

Jul. 28, 2014

Marianne Vos wins inaugural La Course by Le Tour de France, women's cycle race that came about through an online campaign; Vos and others hope race is a first step toward reviving the women’s version of the Tour de France, which ran parallel to the men's event during the 1980s. MORE

Jul. 28, 2014

Jul. 27, 2014

Carbon fiber is only material being used for bikes in 2014 Tour de France; unlike steel or aluminum, carbon fiber does not bend in crashes, rather the bikes and wheels frequently shatter, often hurling riders to the road and, many fear, increasing the severity of injuries. MORE

Jul. 27, 2014

Juliet Macur Sports of The Times column on La Course by le Tour de France, women's race around Paris set for final day of Tour; holds that it is a triumph for those who would like women to be more than hostesses at cycling's premier event. MORE

Jul. 24, 2014

Jul. 23, 2014

Australian Michael Rogers wins stage in Tour de France; win, Rogers's first, comes during his 10th Tour de France competition and 205th stage. MORE

Jul. 22, 2014

Profile of Ji Cheng, first Chinese national to participate in the Tour de France, who currently holds last place in the race. MORE

Jul. 21, 2014

Norwegian cyclist Alexander Kristoff wins Stage 15 of Tour de France bicycle race; New Zealander Jack Bauer, who was part of two-man breakaway with Switzerland's Martin Elmiger for almost the entirety of the 138-mile stage, finishes 10th; Italian Vincenzo Nibali retains overall lead. MORE

Jul. 20, 2014

Juliet Macur Sports Of The Times column observes that Andrew Talansky, one of America's top road cyclists, has been forced to watch Tour de France from sidelines due to injury; commends Talansky's grit to finish out brutal 11th stage despite two crashes and respiratory infection; notes that 2014 Tour has been tough for many riders. MORE

Jul. 20, 2014

Tour de France, cycling's most prominent event, is also an important period of horse-trading among teams as they pursue sponsors and funding that will allow them to continue to compete at highest level. MORE

Jul. 20, 2014

Jul. 19, 2014

Italian Vincenzo Nibali wins Stage 13 of the Tour de France, race's first mountainous section, reinforcing his status as overall leader. MORE

Jul. 18, 2014

American cyclist Andrew Talansky withdraws from 12th stage of Tour de France due to injuries; Alexander Kristoff of Norway emerges as stage winner. MORE

Jul. 17, 2014

Tony Gallopin takes 11th stage of Tour de France Bicycle race, but Andrew Talansky, who continued to race despite being injured, stole the spotlight when he finished the stage alone, more than 32 minutes later. MORE

Jul. 16, 2014

Tour de France continues to lose riders, both to crashes and voluntary withdrawals, raising questions as to whether organizers went too far in trying to liven up first week of race with difficult routes; Vincenzo Nibali holds lead. MORE

Jul. 14, 2014

Jul. 14, 2014

Governing body of Tour de France is allowing teams to fit tiny video cameras on the front or back of some riders’ bikes, signal that once-rigid rules restricting cameras on bikes in professional races are beginning to thaw. MORE

Jul. 13, 2014

Jul. 12, 2014

Italy's Matteo Trentin wins stage seven of Tour de France race that has seen lots of crashes in its first week. MORE

Jul. 11, 2014

Increasing number of spectators lining Tour de France route are taking selfies with riders as the background, adding a danger to sport already fraught with them; several riders have been knocked off their bikes by self-portrait enthusiasts standing on the course; no one has been seriously injured, but riders are angry and frightened at the development. MORE

Jul. 6, 2014

Jul. 5, 2014

First three days of Tour de France cycling race will take place in Great Britain, which seems appropriate since British cyclist Chris Froome, Tour winner in 2013, is widely seen as the favorite in 2014 race. MORE

Jun. 29, 2014

Roman Kreuziger is dropped from the Tinkoff-Saxo team lineup for the Tour de France and will not be riding in support for Alberto Contador because of anomalies in his biological passport. MORE

Feb. 2, 2014

Tour de France race will host La Course by Le Tour de France, a one-day women’s competition staged hours before Tour riders race on the same circuit; 110-year-old Tour has been almost exclusively a male preserve. MORE

Oct. 24, 2013

Tour de France will have only 33 miles of time trials in 2014, smallest total since the time trial was introduced in 1934. MORE

Jul. 23, 2013

Chris Froome, winner of 2013 Tour de France, is peppered with questions about doping immediately following his win. MORE

Jul. 22, 2013

Jul. 21, 2013

British cyclist Chris Froome maintains commanding lead after penultimate Stage 20 of Tour de France, all but assuring his victory in 100th Tour when it finishes in Paris; Froome would become second consecutive British rider to win race; Nairo Quintana wins 78-mile stage to move into second place. MORE

Jul. 19, 2013

French cyclist Christophe Riblon wins Stage 18 of the Tour de France while Briton Chris Froome holds on to overall lead. MORE

Jul. 18, 2013

Chris Froome wins 17th stage of Tour de France and extends his overall lead. MORE

Jul. 17, 2013

Alberto Contador loses control on a descent in Stage 16 of Tour de France, forcing Chris Froome off road; neither man is hurt, and they leap back on their bikes to finish, with top three places in race remaining unchanged and Froome retaining the yellow jersey; incident is reminder of necessity for safety as rivals try to pressure leader in to dangerous mistakes, making descents all the more crucial. MORE

Jul. 14, 2013

Jul. 12, 2013

German cyclist Marcel Kittel overtakes Britain's Mark Cavendish at the line to win 12th stage of Tour de France; Britain's Chris Froome avoids late crash to preserve his overall lead. MORE

Jul. 10, 2013

Marcel Kittel of Germany wins 10th stage of Tour de France in a sprint finish, and Chris Froome stays out of trouble to keep the leader’s yellow jersey. MORE

Jul. 8, 2013

British cyclist Chris Froome, left to fend for himself at front of Stage 9, vigilantly marks his opponents’ attacks to keep overall lead at Tour de France. MORE

Jul. 7, 2013

British cyclist Chris Froome wins Stage 8 of Tour de France to take overall lead. MORE

Jul. 6, 2013

Cyclist Peter Sagan wins Stage 7 of Tour de France; during next two stages, there will be a huge party in Pyrenees mountain range that straddles France-Spain border, as Basque cycling fans, clad in the retina-burning orange of Euskaltel-Euskadi team, will line switchbacks en masse. MORE

Jul. 5, 2013

Andre Greipel beats Peter Sagan and Mark Cavendish to the finish line in Stage 6 for his first victory in this year’s Tour de France. MORE

Jul. 4, 2013

Mark Cavendish wins Stage 5 of Tour de France bicycle race, but many fans remain focused on Ted King, who was eliminated from the race for being too slow in Stage 4. MORE

Jul. 3, 2013

Riders for Australian bicycle racing team Orica-GreenEdge are the fastest on Tour de France's Stage 4’s 15.5-mile team time trial course; after team's second consecutive stage win, in which leader Simon Gerrans took the yellow jersey, team has become the toast of the 100th Tour. MORE

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